Mia madre invece aveva un vecchio grembiule
per la festa e il lavoro
a lui si consolava vivendo.
In quel grembiule noi trovammo ristoro
fu dato agli straccivendoli
dopo la morte, ma un barbone
riconoscendone la maternità
ne fece un molle cuscino
per le sue esequie vive.
Alda Merini
Il Grembiule / The Apron, mixed media on canvas cm 24x30
Il Grembiule, detail 1
Il Grembiule, detail 2
Il Grembiule, detail 3
Il Grembiule (mendicante addormentata sul grembiule)
The Apron (beggar asleep on the apron),
mixed media on canvas cm 24x30
My mother had an old apron instead
for party and work
she was consoled by living.
In that apron we found refreshment
it was given to the ragman
after death, but a beggar
recognizing their motherhood
she made a soft pillow
for her living obsequies.
for party and work
she was consoled by living.
In that apron we found refreshment
it was given to the ragman
after death, but a beggar
recognizing their motherhood
she made a soft pillow
for her living obsequies.
Alda Merini
